iTunes activation servers go down, iPhone 3G customers being sent home unactivated, first-gen iPhone customers stuck with dead iPhones — In a repeat of last year's problems, it looks like the insane demand for the iPhone 3G has taken its toll on Apple's iTunes activation servers …

Epic Fail: Six Million iBricks... and Growing — Well this is a fine kettle of fish. iPhone activations have essentially gone down and everyone - from folks updating their old phones to new 3G activators - are stuck with bricks until traffic dies off. Reader Brent reports:

Apple's iPhone 2.0 update is failing — Look familiar? It's what I and others have been seeing this morning when trying to upgrade to the iPhone 2.0 firmware. Apple's servers are apparently being dismantled by heavy traffic. That's nice. But now I have a brick with no ability to call, no contacts, nothing.

Blogging's Crossroads — I just finished reading the Jason Calacanis blogging resignation letter and can't help but be struck by the about face of one of the guys who— love him or hate him— did a lot to put professional blogging on the map. (I know, Paul Carr, don't hate me...) …

iPhone 2.0; Welcome to Exchange! — If you've not heard; Apple released iPhone 2.0 today which includes a software update to the existing iPhones in the market (yes, we mentioned it when it was announced as well). We're thrilled to add them to the family of Exchange ActiveSync licensees …

iPhone 3G review — It's hard to think of any other device that's enjoyed the level of exposure and hype that Apple found in the launch of the first iPhone. Who could forget it? Everyone got to be a gadget nerd for a day; even those completely disinterested in technology seemed to come down with iPhone fever.

Microsoft's software update beats Apple and Ubuntu — Every OS out there can be updated over the Web. In fact, this functionality is a critical and important part of the OS, and updates are often done in an automated fashion. Windows has its Windows Update, Mac OS X has its Apple Software Update …

Guardian Media Group Buys paidContent for $30 Million — In what will be seen as a new media coup, sources tell BoomTown that Britain's Guardian Media Group is set to announce this morning that it will buy the company that runs the high-profile digital media news site paidContent for a price “north of $30 million.”

Is Google Heading Down the Yahoo! Path? — This week Google made the fourth announcement in the past 12 months that has made me question whether the company is beginning to lose focus. Google built itself to be the 33rd biggest company in the world (by market value) — the 10th largest in the US …

When you're Robert Scoble, you don't wait for an iPhone — SAN FRANCISCO—The perks of being a famous tech blogger include not having to stand in line all night for the latest gadget. — I was out in front of the Apple store near Union Square here at 9 p.m. PDT on Thursday standing in line …

Forum Members Hands-On with Treo 800w — That Was Fast! — Wow, that was fast! We just reported yesterday that folks had found out that they could order the Treo 800w. — A reader who wished to remain anonymous wrote in around 6:43pm and told me that he already had a Treo 800w in hand …